Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for September 10, 2021

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ByGarrett

Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!


Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.

On This Day

  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Swap Ideas Day
  • World Suicide Prevention Day
  • 1349: Jews who survived a massacre in Constance, Germany were burned to death
  • 1785: Prussia signed a trade agreement with the US
  • 1897: In the Lattimer Massacre, a sheriff’s posse killed twenty unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania
  • 1899: A second major quake in 7 days, registering as a magnitude 8.6 hit Yakutat Bay, Alaska
  • 1967: Gibraltar voted 12,138 to 44 to remain British and not Spanish
  • 1974: Portugal recognized the independence of Republic of Guinea-Bissau
  • 1988: Hurricane Gilbert, between now and the 18th, killed 300 in Jamaica, Texas, and the Yucatan
  • 2012: Teachers in Chicago went on strike effecting 350,000 students
  • 2012: 10,000 miners demonstrated at the Lonmin mines in Marikana, South Africa
  • 2012: 29 people were killed by floods and heavy rain in Vietnam
  • 2015: Floods and landslides in Northeastern Japan, forced 90,000 people to evacuate their homes
  • 2017: Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a category 3 hurricane
  • 2018: South Carolina issued a mandatory evacuation order affecting one million people ahead of Hurricane Florence
  • 2019: Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency delivered half a million face masks to Sarawak State, after more than 930,000 hectares (about 2.3 million acres) burnt in Indonesia causing hazardous levels of air pollution
  • 2020: Wildfires in Oregon caused 500,000 people (10% of the state’s population) to evacuate, with an unprecedented 900,000 acres burnt
  • 2020: California’s August Complex wildfire became the largest recorded in state history at 471,000 acres (736 square miles)

Weekly Holidays and Observances including September 10, 2021

  • National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5-11)

September Monthly Holidays and Observances

  • Animal Pain Awareness Month
  • ADHD Month
  • Baby Safety Month
  • Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
  • Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
  • Healthy Aging Month
  • International People Skills Month
  • International Self-Awareness Month
  • International Speak Out Month
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
  • National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
  • National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month
  • National Cholesterol Education Month
  • National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
  • National Disaster Preparedness Month
  • National Food Safety Education Month
  • National Fruits and Veggies Month aka More Matters Month
  • National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
  • National Literacy Month
  • National Myositis Awareness Month
  • National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Pain Awareness Month
  • National Preparedness Month aka PrepareAthon
  • National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Recovery Month
  • National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
  • National Suicide Prevention Month
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
  • Self-Care Awareness Month
  • Self-Improvement Month
  • Update your Resume Month

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